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EU court sets limits on biogenetics

The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that organisms obtained by new mutagenesis techniques should be considered as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and fall under EU laws on GMOs. Judges said that although the GMO directive does not apply to some techniques, "those which have conventionally been used in a number of applications and have a long safety record," can be covered by the directive.

This is a political crisis unprecedented in Austria since the war: the resignation of the vice-chancellor, firing of the interior minister, the mass resignation of FPO ministers, a snap election, and a no-confidence vote in the Austrian parliament on Monday.

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A planned high-speed railway connection through the Alps between Italy and France has been highly controversial for decades and is pitting governing Italian coalition parties against each other. But the European Commission insists it must go ahead.